The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-19

Some twenty yards of grepadine,
And hooks and eyes galore,
yard or two Of bombaxine
And buttons by the score.
Some rouge to paint the pretty face.
Some powder for her nose.
And gloves to fit her hands with grace,
And costly silken hose,
eome stockings of . polka dot.
Some stockings striped and plain,
Some 10 ces for-the Lord knows what,
Some white, some black. from Spain.
Some hairoIrs. slippers aud hat,
which has q lofty dome,
These and a purse extremely fiat
Has Mabel carried home.
The while her hubby II deplore
His fate though tits sublime),
Doth foot to and from the store
Zach day t. save q dime.
The sunny side of house was the most
popular loafing place yesterday.
Mr.. C. F. Sulzner is getting together a
very pretty stock of Florida curiosities,
his latest addition being q lot of very
pretty shells.
Messrs. Griffin & Park er have just re-
ceived an immense consignment Of or
| ange wraps, which they are shipping in
large quantities to all parts Of the State
Mr.. NJ. w. King returned yesterday
from Jacksonville, where he has been
sick for the past few days. We are
glad to see that he has greatly improved.
Mr.. E. P. McCaskill, who has spent
the past two years in Florida, passed
through Palatka yesterday on a visit to
his old home in Alabama, and registered
at the Phoenix.
Messrs. Lowry & Starr have a new
advertisement this morning, in which
they mix truth and poetry. Read it,
for besides being a well written adver-
tisement, it contains information that
may do you good.
| Mr.. l.. r. Gray, at the General Mar
ket, yesterday had fine lot of celery
fresh from the immense celery beds of
Messrs. Tiffany, of San Mateo. The cell
cry is as large and tender as any we
have seen grown in these parts, and it is
shipped here fresh every day.
| We acknowledge the receipt Of an ad-
mission ticket to the Colored State Fair
Association Of Florida, which will hold
its first annual fair at Jacksonville, be.
ginning March Is and ending March 10.
Every effort is being made to make the
fair a success, and it promises to be a
most interesting occasion.
Several children, while playing about
West View Cemetery a few days ago,
came in contact with what is supposed
to have been "poison oak" and every
one of them was poisoned. One or two
have their faces so much swollen and
the poison caused SO much pain, that
they are confined to their beds.
We have heard more or less complaint
from citizens living along Main street,
on account of the bad condition of some
of the street crossings. just what the
condition of the crossings are we do not
know, but we venture the guess that the
Street Committee of the City Council
| will soon take them in band and put
them in good condition.
liar, to say the least Of it. The clouds
were heavy and threateninR, with slight
thunder. but very little rain fell. The
wind blew in gusts from the west and
kept blowing near all night, finally get
ting around to the north. Yesterday
morning verything vas as bright as
one could wish, even if the fires were a
little more comfortable than usual.
The new daylight line between Palatka
and Sanford will make things pretty
lively along the wharves every morning
when it gets into operation. Thousands
Of tourists will be induced to come this
way on account Of this new line of boats,
for ell have learned long ago that a tour
| Of Florida il never complete until the
st. Johns river has been gone over In the
day time. There is no river that will
compare with it.
The Palatka Water works Company
haye an advertisement this morning. to
which particular attention 10 directed.
The company is now ready to receive APP
plications for water for all purposes,
which il viii be prepared To furnish by
March. Work is progressing very salts
factorily on the works. and the stand
pipes and street mains will soon be ready
! for use. Read the advertisement for
particulars.
The following paragraph, clipped
from the Barlow Informant, was hand
ed us day or two ago by q friend OF
temperance. with a request that we give
it space in THE NEWS, and to oblige him
we do so: "Do any of our hotels sell
wire or beer, or do they permit their
guests to do sos Il is the intention to
make Barlow a dry town, in fact as she
is in name, and it may be well for drug